The incident was reported around 12:20 p.m. at Rae’s North Point Florist at 4029 Brownsboro Road. An employee was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

The suspect, wearing a white cloth over his face, approached an employee work area and was confronted by a male employee, police said. The suspect pulled out a pistol, hit the employee in the head and forced him to walk to the cash register, police said.

The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of money. He was last seen running toward a nearby apartment complex, police said.

The suspect was described as a black man of unknown age standing 6 feet tall with an average build. He was wearing a brown hooded jacket, a maroon T-shirt over the jacket and blue jeans at the time of the incident, police said.

Anyone with information that can help investigators is asked to call Winston-Salem police 336-773-7700 or CrimeStoppers at 727-2800.